The following is an article from Uncle John's Endl... ...e a genetic nightmare. The poster family of royal inbreeding is the House of Hapsburg. Since the 15th century,... ...ike a bulldog.Other common Hapsburg traits due to inbreeding : a large misshapen nose, sagging lower eyelids, s...

The current wisdom on cousins marrying is that it's not all that genetically dangerous -unless it happens over several generations. That is exactly what happened in Charles Darwin's family, according to James Moore, prof...